A review of contemporary literature on cluster headaches has been conducted to inform this article, specifically keeping in mind that any development of practice needs be carefully balanced with...
Prior to joining GNAAS in April 2015, I had worked as an NHS paramedic for 9 years. This included several years on the road as both a rapid response paramedic and on the hazardous area response team...
The course is specific to trauma skills training in the pre-hospital setting and focuses on providing delegates with exposure to those skills that are rarely performed. As well as hands on skills, the...
As defined in the Oxford Dictionary, pain is a ‘highly unpleasant physical sensation caused by illness or injury’ (Stevenson, 2010). This is further compounded by Jones and Machen (2003) who identify...
St John Ambulance (SJA) is the sole provider of ambulance services to the paediatric retrieval team at CATS and the crews providing the service are based on site at the Great Ormond Street Hospital....
Craven Cottage is the home stadium to Fulham FC, a Premiership football club situated in south west London, England. The club was started in 1879. In 1896, after two years of development, the club...
This guideline, which in part replaces content and the format of the recently disfavoured Liverpool Care Pathway, aims to improve EoLC for people in their last days of life, where paramedics are...
Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease that is considered to have a genetic influence; however, Raychaudhuri (2013) suggests that the aetiology of psoriasis remains unknown, and that only a...
Including family members during resuscitation has been shown to be beneficial. Relatives watching the efforts of emergency staff could be assured that great effort is being made to save the life of...
Laura is 29 years old and has schizophrenia. She is also 30 weeks pregnant. Her partner (Simon) has called 999—she has not been taking her medication for several days as she wrongly believed it might...